This set-which reflects Coryell’s diverse interests, ranging from jazz to pop to classical-is divided between sensitive, articulate solos, and duets with Vic Juris (who inexplicably goes unmentioned in the liner notes).
From the beginning of his 30-plus-year career, pianist/keyboardist Marc Cary has had an uncanny knack for sounding like the future. This holds true on Life … Read More “Marc Cary: Life Lessons (Sessionheads United)”
Pat Metheny burst onto the jazz scene in the 1970s as a guitar wunderkind, playing in vibraphonist Gary Burton’s band before establishing a career as … Read More “Pat Metheny: Side-Eye NYC (V1.IV) (Modern)”
The pain of Frank Kimbrough’s sudden death on December 30, 2020 still feels fresh. His posthumous album Ancestors, recorded in June of 2017, is both … Read More “Frank Kimbrough: Ancestors (Sunnyside)”
With the closure of Los Angeles’ Blue Whale came the end of an era. For approximately 11 years—from the time Joon Lee opened the venue … Read More “Josh Nelson: Live at Blue Whale, Volume 1 (Steel Bird)”
